The story behind the story : tracing San children in Botswana
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Abstract:
In this article,Willemien le Roux,founder ofthe Bokamoso Preschool Programme,and Gaolatlhe Eirene Thupe, its current Coordinator, reflect on their experiences in carrying out a tracer study on participants in the programme. This currently operates in 13 San settlements in the Ghanzi District of western Botswana and incorporates three main hypotheses: that San children who have gone through preschool will be less likely to drop out of formal schools; that parents will participate more positively in the formal education process if their children are somehow ‘lured’into learning through play; and that the introduction of languages in an informal way will break through children’s resistance to other languages and give them a head start in primary school.
Authors:
Le Roux, W.
,
Thupe, G.E.
Country:
Botswana
Category:
Practice
End Page:
25
Serial number:
100
ISSN:
1387-9553
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Keywords:
education
,
children
,
research
Language:
eng
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Year:
2002
Region:
Southern Africa
Right:
© 2002 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Subject:
Education, Science and Technology
Start Page:
22
Title:
The story behind the story : tracing San children in Botswana